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AT-5 Owner’s Manual 03345101 ’03-10-2TP To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right on the master page. Owner’s Manual Copyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
2 To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right on the master page. This product complies with the requirements of European Directive 89/336/EEC. For EU Countries For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
3 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 001 • Before using this unit, make sure to read the instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual. .......................................................................................................... 002c • Do not open (or modify in any way) the unit or its AC adaptor.
4 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 012b • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Rola.
5 Important Notes 291b In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 3 and 4, please read and observe the following: Power Supply 301 • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any device that will generate line noise (such as an electric motor or variable lighting system).
6 IMPORTANT NOTES 558a • To avoid disturbing your neighbors, try to keep the unit’s volume at reasonable levels. You may prefer to use headphones, so you do not need to be concerned about those around you (especially when it is late at night). 559b • When you need to transport the unit, pack it in shock- absorbent material.
7 Main Features We want to take a moment to thank you for your purchase of the Roland AT-5 “Atelier Series” Organ. The AT-5 is an electronic organ which provides a generous collection of rich organ sounds. In addition, it is designed to be easy to learn and use.
8 Main Features ■ Main Features of AT-5 ❍ Highly Realistic Rhythms and Automatic Accompaniment Functions All rhythms use data from performances by professional drummers, featuring high-quality patterns with all the grooves and subtle nuance of the real thing.
9 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ........................................................................................................................... 3 Important Notes ............................................................................
10 Contents Using the Play Functions ............................................................ 36 Transposing to a Different Key (Transpose Buttons)................................................................................ 36 Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal .
11 Contents Connecting with External Devices .............................................. 66 Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors ......................................................................................... 66 Connecting Audio Equipment .
12 Panel Descriptions 1 [Power On] switch ( → p. 15) 2 [Master Volume] knob ( → p. 15) 3 Part Balance [ ▲ ] [ ▼ ] button ( → p. 24, p. 34) 4 Rotary Sound [Fast/Slow] button ( → p. 33) 5 Rhythm select buttons ( → p. 26) Tempo [ ][ ] button ( → p.
13 10 [Harmony Intelligence] button ( → p. 31) 11 Transpose [-] [+] buttons ( → p. 36) 12 Upper voice select buttons ( → p. 21) Upper Organ part Upper Orchestral part [Alternate] button Level [ ▲ ] [ ▼ ] button ( → p. 24) 13 Composer Select [-] [+] buttons [Save] button ( → p.
14 Before You Start Playing Setting Up the Music Stand fig.01-03 1. Attach the music stand by inserting it into the two holes. Connecting the AC Adaptor 1. First, make sure that the [Power On] switch at the panel’s left side is OFF (not pushed in). 2.
15 Before You Start Playing Turning the Power On and Off * Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.
16 Before You Start Playing Restoring All the Factory Default Settings The settings stored in the AT-5 can be returned to their factory settings. This function is called “Factory Reset.” 1. Make sure there is no floppy disk in the disk drive before carrying out the procedure.
17 Selecting and Playing Sounds Listening to the Demo Songs The AT-5 contains 8 Demo songs. Here’s how to play the Demo songs, and fully appreciate the sounds, Rhythms, and Automatic Accompaniment that are available with the AT-5. fig.02-01 1. Make sure that a floppy disk is not inserted in the disk drive.
18 Selecting and Playing Sounds ❍ If the following screen appears If the performance song in the unit has not been saved to a floppy disk, the following message will appear, and it will not be possible to play the Demo songs. fig.02-03 If you don’t mind erasing this song, press the [Rec] button.
19 Selecting and Playing Sounds Selecting Voices The AT-5 is able to produce the sounds of various instruments. These sounds are called “Voices” (or tones).
20 Selecting and Playing Sounds ■ About the Voices and Parts The Upper Register has two parts: “Organ,” “Orchestral.” You can select one voice for each of these parts, and you can layer the voices and play them together. The Lower Register has the part: “Lower.
21 Selecting and Playing Sounds ■ Selecting the Upper and Lower Voices Select voices by pressing the Upper and Lower Part buttons. Example: Selecting “Jazz Organ2” for the Upper Organ part, and “Grand Piano” for the Upper Orchestral part. 1.
22 Selecting and Playing Sounds ■ Selecting a Voice Using the Upper Orchestral [Others] Button Notice that there is an Upper Orchestral [Others] button. By using the Upper Orchestral [Others] button, you can select all voices. 1. Press the Upper Orchestral [Others] button.
23 Selecting and Playing Sounds Using the Lower of the Keyboard to Play the Bass Voice ([Bass To Lower] Button) You can have the Bass voice played in the root note of chords when you play chords in the keyboard’s Lower part (C2–B3). 1. Press the [Bass To Lower] button (indicator lights).
24 Selecting and Playing Sounds Adjust the Volume Balance The AT-5 allows you to adjust the volume balance individually for each Part. fig.02-13 The following buttons are used to adjust the volume of a multiple number of Parts.
25 Selecting and Playing Sounds Transpose the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift) The pitch of the sound played by the keyboard can be adjusted in one-octave steps. You can apply an Octave shift to the following three Parts: The Upper Organ Part, Upper Orchestral Part The Lower Part 1.
26 Using the Rhythm Performance The AT-5 lets you enjoy playing along with a rhythmic accompaniment. Selecting a Rhythm The AT-5 features a variety of internal rhythms. These are organized into four groups. fig.03-01 1. Press a Rhythm button to select a Rhythm group.
27 Using the Rhythm Performance Playing Rhythms (Starting and Stopping the Rhythm) To start the rhythm, press the [Intro/Ending] button or the [Start/Stop] button. You can also make the Rhythm start after playing an Intro, or make the Rhythm stop after playing an Ending.
28 Using the Rhythm Performance ■ Stopping the Rhythm ❍ Stopping with an Ending 1. Press the [Intro/Ending] button. An Ending is played, then the Rhythm stops. While the Ending is playing, the [Intro/Ending] button indicator lights, until the Ending finishes the button indicator will be turned off.
29 Using the Rhythm Performance Adding Variety to the Rhythm and Automatic Accompaniment You can add variation to the Rhythm by changing the arrangement or by switching the Rhythm pattern. fig.03-04(P.25) What is a Fill In? Fill-ins are short phrases inserted at the ends of melodies (between measures) and in sections of song where the mood changes.
30 Using the Rhythm Performance A Simple Way to Make Automatic Accompaniment Settings (One Touch Program) When using the Arranger function for automatic accompaniment, you can also use the “One Touch Program” function to automatically select panel settings that are appropriate for the selected rhythm.
31 Adding Various Effects to a Voice The AT-5 allows you to add a variety of effects to each voice, and to use various playing techniques to make your performance more expressive.
32 Adding Various Effects to a Voice Changing the Type of Harmony Intelligence There are two different Harmony Intelligence. When you press the [Harmony Intelligence] button, the most appropriate voice(s) will be automatically set. The manner in which notes will sound also depends on the Harmony type.
33 Adding Various Effects to a Voice Adding Modulation to the Sound (Rotary Effect) Rotary is an effect which simulates the sound of rotating speakers. There is a choice of two settings: Fast and Slow. The Rotary effect can be applied to the following sounds.
34 Adding Various Effects to a Voice Reverb Effect Reverb is an effect that adds a sense of spaciousness to the sound, creating the illusion of playing in a concert hall. fig.04-07 1. Press the Reverb [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] buttons to adjust the overall Reverb amount.
35 Adding Various Effects to a Voice Sustain Effect Sustain allows you to add a decay to each voice after the keys are released. The Sustain effect can be added simultaneously to the Upper and Lower parts. 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the “Sustain.
36 Using the Play Functions Transposing to a Different Key (Transpose Buttons) You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the position of your fingers on the keyboard. This feature is called “Key Transpose.” For example: you may play in the familiar C major scale while your music will sound in any key of your choice.
37 Using the Play Functions Adjusting the Overall Volume Using an Expression Pedal You can adjust the entire volume using an Expression Pedal. When you depress the Expression Pedal, the volume increases. The volume decreases as you tilt the pedal back.
38 Using the Play Functions Using the Foot Switch On each side of the expression pedal is a Foot Switch. Different functions are assigned to each of these two foot switches. fig.06-07 With the factory settings, the following functions are assigned to the left and right Foot Switches.
39 Record and Playback Your Performance You can use the AT-5’s internal Composer feature to record performances and to play back commercial SMF format music files. fig.08-01 What you can do “Play back SMF music files” You can use the floppy disk drive to play back commercially available music files, and enjoy a wide variety of songs.
40 Record and Playback Your Performance Playing Back Performance Songs Stored on Floppy Disk In addition to playing back the music you recorded on the instrument and saved to a floppy disk, AT-5 also lets you enjoy a wide variety of commercially available SMF music files.
41 Record and Playback Your Performance When the performance song loaded from a disk is a Standard MIDI File, “ ” will be displayed after the file name. fig.08-27 2. Press the Select [-] and [+] buttons to select the song. 3. Press the [Play/Stop] button to start playback.
42 Record and Playback Your Performance Silencing a Specific Track (Track Mute) The indicators for Track Mute button in which performances were recorded will be lit. By turning off these Track Mute button indicators, you can temporarily silence the sound.
43 Record and Playback Your Performance Recording a Performance You can record the performance that you play. You can also record your performance while playing rhythms or automatic accompaniment. fig.08-02 1. Select the panel settings needed for recording the performance.
44 Record and Playback Your Performance If you press the [Rec] button when a song has been selected from the floppy disk, the selected song will be completely loaded into the AT-5 and the Composer will enter into the recording standby mode.
45 Record and Playback Your Performance Playing Back a Performance Song Play back the performance recorded on the AT-5. fig.08-06 1. Press the [Reset] button. The location at which playback will start will return to the beginning of the first measure (bar).
46 Record and Playback Your Performance Rerecording Performance Data Recorded on the AT-5 You can record over recorded performance data. fig.08-08 1. Press the [Rec] button to enter into the recording standby mode. The [Rec] button indicator will light, and the [Play/Stop] button indicator will blink.
47 Record and Playback Your Performance Erasing a Performance Song If you wish to discard your recording and re-record from the beginning, or if you wish to record a new performance, you must erase the previously- recorded data. fig.08-09 1. Press the Track Mute [Lower] and Track Mute [Upper] buttons simultaneously.
48 Record and Playback Your Performance Formatting Disks Floppy disks must first be “formatted” (initialized) before they can be used by the AT-5 to store data. “Formatting” is the process of erasing any data which may have been on the disk and making the format of the floppy disk match the format of the device.
49 Record and Playback Your Performance 4. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select “Disk Utility.” fig.08-13 5. Press the [Rec] button. 6. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select “Format Disk.” 7. Press the [Rec] button. The following message, asking you to confirm, will be displayed.
50 Record and Playback Your Performance Changing the Name of a Performance Song (Rename) A name is automatically assigned to a performance song that you record. However, at some point you may wish to change the name to something more meaningful. fig.08-16 1.
51 Record and Playback Your Performance Saving Performance Songs onto Floppy Disk The performance data that you recorded will disappear when the power of the AT-5 is turned off. If you wish to keep the performance data, you can save it on a floppy disk.
52 Record and Playback Your Performance 4. Press the [Save] button to save the performance. While performance data is being saved to the floppy disk, the following display appears. fig.08-22 ❍ If the following screen will appear If the floppy disk already contains performance data of the same name, the following display will appear.
53 Record and Playback Your Performance Deleting Performance Songs Stored on Disk Follow the steps below to erase a performance song that was saved onto a floppy disk. 1. Insert the floppy disk containing performance songs into the disk drive. 2. Press the [Utility] button.
54 Record and Playback Your Performance Layering a New Recording onto SMF Music Files You can load commercially available SMF music files into the AT-5, and record your own performance on top of it. During recording, the data you’ve loaded will be played back, while everything you play will be recorded.
55 Record and Playback Your Performance Re-recording a Performance Saved on Floppy Disk A song saved on floppy disk can be loaded into the AT-5, and you can then re-record the performances. 1. Into the disk drive, insert the floppy disk that contains the performance data.
56 Settings for the Composer Changing the Key When Playing Back Songs SMF Music files or a performance that you recorded can be transposed for playback. 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Using the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons, select “Play Transpose.” 3.
57 Settings for the Composer Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can adjust the volume of the metronome. 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Using the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons, select “Metronome.” 3. Press the [Rec] button. 4. Using the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons, select “Metronome Vol.
58 Settings for the Composer Setting the Beat This setting determines the beat to be used when recording performance songs. 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Using the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons, select “Beat.” fig.09-05 3. Press the Value [-] and [+] buttons to set the beat.
59 Settings for the Composer Muting Individual Channels of Performance Data You can mute (silence) individual channels of performance data of SMF music files (sold separately). 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select “Ch.
60 Settings for the Composer Re-recording the Bass Performance You can erase the bass accompaniment of SMF music files and record your own bass performance, or re-record the bass performance of a song that was previously saved on disk. 1. Press the [Utility] button.
61 Settings for the Composer ■ Function During Playback You can specify whether or not the Expression pedal will function while ATELIER song files are being played back. 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select “Exp.
62 Adjusting the Effects Sustain Effect Sustain allows you to add a decay to each voice after the keys are released. 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select “Sustain.” 3. Press the [Rec] button. 4. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select “Sustain.
63 Various Other Settings Turning Initial Touch On/Off (Initial Touch) Initial Touch is a function that translates the force used in playing the keys into a directly proportional amount of volume. It can be switched ON/OFF independently for the Upper and Lower registers.
64 Various Other Settings Preventing Rhythm Tempos from Switching Automatically (Auto Standard Tempo) You can prevent rhythm tempos from switching automatically when you switch rhythms. 1. Press the [Utility] button. 2. Press the Menu [ ] and [ ] buttons to select “AutoStdTempo” (Auto Standard Tempo).
65 Various Other Settings Adjust the Standard Pitch (Master Tune) The basic pitch of an instrument is generally considered as the pitch of the middle A note. The “Master Tune” parameter lets you adjust this basic pitch to match the pitch of any other instruments that are playing together with the AT-5.
66 Connecting with External Devices If you want to hook up an external instrument to the AT-5, then this chapter is for you. Names and Functions of Jacks and Connectors 1 MIDI Out/In Connectors You can connect external MIDI instruments to these connectors to exchange performance information.
67 Connecting with External Devices If You’re Using MIDI ● What’s MIDI? MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface,” and is a unified standard for the exchange of performance data and other information between electronic instruments and computers.
68 Troubleshooting If the AT-5 does not function in the way you except, first check the following chart. If this does not resolve the problem, consult your dealer or a nearby Roland Service Station. When you press the [Power On] switch, the power doesn’t come on ❍ Power cord is not connected correctly (p.
69 Troubleshooting When play the lower part of the keyboard, the bass voice is heard ❍ The [Bass To Lower] button (p. 23) is pressed. ❍ When the [Bass To Lower] button is switched on (lit), the bass voice is played as the root of chords played in the Lower part.
70 Display Messages fig.E.00 Meanings: • To protect the copyright, this music file cannot be saved as SMF format. • When you want to save as Atelier format, you can save on a floppy disk. fig.E.01 Meanings: • You can only play the music data. It cannot be saved on a floppy disk or internal memory.
71 Display Messages fig.E.30 Meanings: • The performance data is excessively large, and cannot be loaded. • Since the internal memory is full, recording is not possible. fig.E.40 Meanings: • The AT-5 cannot deal with the excessive MIDI data sent from the external MIDI device.
72 Chord List ● symbol : Indicates the constituent note of chords. ★ symbol : Chord shown with an “ ★ ”can be played by pressing just the key marked with the “ ★ ” (when Chord Intelligence is ON).
73 Chord List F# G A A B B F#maj7 Gmaj7 A maj7 Amaj7 B maj7 Bmaj7 F#7 G7 A 7 A7 B 7 B7 F#m Gm A m Am B m Bm F#m7 Gm7 A m7 Am7 B m7 Bm7 F#dim Gdim A dim Adim B dim Bdim Gm7 5 Am7 5 Bm7 5 F#aug Gaug A a.
74 Glossary Arrangement This refers to changes that have been made in an original tune, by adding a new accompaniment or by changing the instruments used. Automatic Accompaniment Accompaniment is played automatically in response to the chords played in the keyboard’s Lower part.
75 Glossary About ATELIER Series Sound Generator The ATELIER series come equipped with GM2/GS sound generators. General MIDI 2 The General MIDI 2 is a set of recommended specifications that provide de.
76 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... Basic Channel Mode Note Number : Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Message Notes T.
77 Demo Song List To play the Demo Songs, please refer to “Listening to the Demo Songs” (p. 17). * All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private, personal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws. * No data for the music that is played will be output from MIDI OUT.
78 Index A AC Adaptor ..................................................................... 14 Arrangement ............................................................. 29, 74 Arranger Function .........................................................
79 Index Reverb Effect ............................................................. 34, 74 Rhythm ............................................................................ 26 Accompaniment ........................................................ 29 Ending .
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82 Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. As of July 1, 2003 (Roland) ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S.
2 To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right on the master page. This product complies with the requirements of European Directive 89/336/EEC. For EU Countries For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
AT-5 Owner’s Manual 03345101 ’03-10-2TP To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right on the master page. Owner’s Manual Copyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
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